Test drive of ZF’s newly released automated-manual transmission

CCJ Staff (CCJ)

Jul 21, 2014

Updated Jul 24, 2014

CCJ Executive Editor Jack Roberts was in Germany in early July and spent a day on a test track with vehicle component manufacturer ZF to get a first-hand look at its latest automated manual transmission products:

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